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Correspondence between Geoffrey Marr Vevers and A Miller of the British Cotton Growing Association in Nigeria, regarding offers to collect animals for the Zoological Society of London

Letters from Alexander Miller of the Zoological Gardens regarding a Chinese Pheasant which escaped and had been running in Park Street, Camden Town, an escape from the Dove House, the removal of an oak fence on the southern boundary, the health of a Rhinoceros, the Society's Cashmere Goat, his visit to City Road Basin, the purchase of a Chimpanzee, a visit by the Queen to the Gardens, a stillborn Rhesus Monkey, dimensions of the back of a new den for the Elephant and Rhinoceros, the cost of laying the floor of the Elephant and Rhinoceros House, the death of a Chimpanzee and the return of John Woodbridge with Cranes and Leopards

Correspondence between the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding licences to be issued for the importation and quarantine of animals for the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between the Ministry of Education and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding permits and passports for Collectors, Keepers and Curators to be sent abroad to collect animals for the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence with the Line Division of the Ministry of War Transport regarding a collection of animals from West Africa to accompany G S Cansdale and Dr J Crabb, and 20 Mink to be transported from Canada

Correspondence between B L Mitchell and George Soper Cansdale regarding payment for shipments of animals to the Zoological Society of London and the subject of rearing young Leopards

Letter regarding an exchange of animals between the Zoological Society of London and Montevideo Zoo

Letters from C S Webb to Alastair Morrison regarding animals from British Cameroon for the Zoological Society of London, including Sunbirds and a gorilla

Correspondence between Moscow Zoo and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding various animals, reptiles and birds available for export from the Soviet Union

Correspondence between Moscow Zoo and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the exchange of animals between the Zoological Society of London and Moscow Zoo. Also an article by V V Chernomordikov called 'On inherent and acquired food reactions in reptiles'